Poet: William Soutar (1898-1943)
Source: Who Are These Children?
Date of Composition: 1969 (Spring-Summer)
Publication: Faber Music, 1972
Voice Difficulty Level: Moderate
Subject: A boy’s description of the town. (Scottish dialect)
Range: D4 – G5
Tessitura: F#4 – F#5
Tempo: Liltingly; 12/16
Duration: 00:58
Vocal Characteristics: Descending phrases; lilting melody; leap of a ninth
Piano Difficulty Level: Moderate
Accompaniment Characteristics: Eighth/sixteenth groupings throughout; descending in the right hand;
Additional Comments: Meter changes often; Britten Thematic Catalog http://www.brittenproject.org/works/BTC1144